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Ad i M . Pour , Ph.D . Healt h Directo r (402 ) 444-747 1 (402 ) 444-626 7 fa x Administratio n & Financ e (402)444-721 6 Chil d Car e Nurs e Consultan t (402 ) 444-642 6 Epidemiolog y (402 ) 444-721 4 Foo d an d Drin k (402 ) 444-748 0 Healt h Dat a (402)444-721 3 Healt h Promotio n (402 ) 444-747 5 Lea d Preventio n Progra m (402 ) 444-782 5 Sanitatio n Contro l (402 ) 444-748 1 Sanitar y Engineerin g (402 ) 444-748 5 Vita l Statistic s (402 ) 444-720 4 WI C (402 ) 444-177 0 Healt h Cente rLocation : 42n d & Woolwort h Avenu e Omaha . N E 6810 5 Publi c Healt h Clini c & Immunization s (402)444-616 3 Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 ST D Contro l (402 ) 444-775 0 Trave l Clini c (402 ) 444-720 7 Augus t 26 , 201 1 DearJAME S L I EST , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department and th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite d your hom e fo r th e purpose s o f healt h educatio n an d hous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte d fromyour hom e ha s been analyze d and th e result s ar e bein g sent t o you i n thi s letter . 673 1 FLORENC E B L VD/4053 0 Sampl e locatio n Result s Saf e leve l (ug/ft' ) Bedroo m 2. 4 ug/ft ' 4 0 Entrywa y 14.5 9 ug/ft ' 4 0 Livin g Area / Pla y Roo m 6. 4 ug/ft ' 4 0 Windowsil l N/ A ug/ft ' 25 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foo t (ug/ft" ) to b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e whe n they ar e belo w 25 0 (ug/ft") . I f

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bot h floor an d windowsi U sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte d fro myour floor an d windowsil l ar e a t level s tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s to childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFact Sheet which include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d tracke d into your home . Followin g thes e tip s will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s a n activ e childhoo d bloo d lea d preventio n program . I t i s alway s availabl e t o answer question s an d offe r advic e on promotin g alea d saf e hom e envirormient . They ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4038422 6 Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhoo d Lea d Poisonin g Preventio n Progra m Superfun d Divisio n ofEnvironmenta l Healt h http://wvw^.douqlascountvhealth.co m